83_FR_38029 83 FR 37880 - Railroad Revenue Adequacy-2017 Determination; Railroad Cost of Capital-2017; Uniform Railroad Costing System-2017 Calculations

83 FR 37880 - Railroad Revenue Adequacy-2017 Determination; Railroad Cost of Capital-2017; Uniform Railroad Costing System-2017 Calculations

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)

Page Range37880-37881
FR Document2018-16624

The Board is seeking comment on whether to make adjustments to its 2017 annual cost of capital determination, revenue adequacy determination, and Uniform Railroad Costing System calculations, to account for a one-time revaluation of rail carriers' deferred tax liabilities due to the reduction of the federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37880-37881]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16624]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 552 (Sub-No. 22); Docket No. EP 558 (Sub-No. 21); Docket 
No. EP 750]


Railroad Revenue Adequacy--2017 Determination; Railroad Cost of 
Capital--2017; Uniform Railroad Costing System--2017 Calculations

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Decision seeking comment.

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SUMMARY: The Board is seeking comment on whether to make adjustments to 
its 2017 annual cost of capital determination, revenue adequacy 
determination, and Uniform Railroad Costing System calculations, to 
account for a one-time revaluation of rail carriers' deferred tax 
liabilities due to the reduction of the federal corporate income tax 
rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017.

DATES: Comments are due by August 16, 2018. Reply comments are due by 
September 5, 2018.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Binet, (202) 245-0368. 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 
(800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision, which is available on our website, http://www.stb.gov. Copies of the decision may be purchased by contacting the 
Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at 
(202) 245-0238. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or energy conservation.

    By the Board, Board Members Begeman and Miller.

    Decided: July 27, 2018.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-16624 Filed 8-1-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

37880 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 149 / Thursday, August 2, 2018 / Notices SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Percent Pennsylvania: Bedford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon. [Disaster Declaration #15610 and #15611; Businesses & Small Agri- Maryland Disaster Number MD–00037] cultural Cooperatives The Interest Rates are: without Credit Available Administrative Declaration of a Elsewhere ...................... 3.610 Percent Disaster for the State of Maryland Non-Profit Organizations For Physical Damage: AGENCY: U.S. Small Business without Credit Available Homeowners with Credit Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 Administration. Available Elsewhere .......... 3.875 ACTION: Notice. Homeowners without Credit The number assigned to this disaster Available Elsewhere .......... 1.938 for physical damage is 15610 6 and for Businesses with Credit Avail- SUMMARY: This is a notice of an economic injury is 15611 0. able Elsewhere .................. 7.220 Administrative declaration of a disaster The State which received an EIDL Businesses without Credit for the State of Maryland dated Declaration # is Maryland. Available Elsewhere .......... 3.610 07/25/2018. Non-Profit Organizations with Incident: Severe Flooding. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Credit Available Elsewhere 2.500 Incident Period: 05/27/2018. Non-Profit Organizations DATES: Issued on 07/25/2018. Dated: July 25, 2018. without Credit Available Physical Loan Application Deadline Linda E. McMahon, Elsewhere .......................... 2.500 Date: 09/24/2018. Administrator. For Economic Injury: Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan [FR Doc. 2018–16542 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] Businesses & Small Agricul- tural Cooperatives without Application Deadline Date: 04/25/2019. BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Credit Available Elsewhere 3.610 ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan Non-Profit Organizations applications to: U.S. Small Business without Credit Available Administration, Processing and SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Elsewhere .......................... 2.500 Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport [Disaster Declaration #15612 and #15613; Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Pennsylvania Disaster Number PA–00085] The number assigned to this disaster FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for physical damage is 15612 6 and for A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Administrative Declaration of a economic injury is 15613 0. Assistance, U.S. Small Business Disaster for the Commonwealth of The State which received an EIDL Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Pennsylvania Declaration # is Pennsylvania. Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, AGENCY: U.S. Small Business (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (202) 205–6734. Number 59008) Administration. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is ACTION: Notice. Dated July 25, 2018. hereby given that as a result of the Linda E. McMahon, Administrator’s disaster declaration, This is a notice of an SUMMARY: Administrator. applications for disaster loans may be Administrative declaration of a disaster [FR Doc. 2018–16543 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] filed at the address listed above or other for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania BILLING CODE 8025–01–P locally announced locations. dated 07/25/2018. The following areas have been Incident: Flooding. determined to be adversely affected by Incident Period: 07/02/2018. the disaster: DATES: Issued on 07/25/2018. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Primary Counties: Baltimore City, Physical Loan Application Deadline [Docket No. EP 552 (Sub-No. 22); Docket Howard. Date: 09/24/2018. No. EP 558 (Sub-No. 21); Docket No. EP Contiguous Counties: Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 750] Maryland: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Application Deadline Date: 04/25/2019. Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery, ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan Railroad Revenue Adequacy—2017 Prince George’s. applications to: U.S. Small Business Determination; Railroad Cost of Administration, Processing and Capital—2017; Uniform Railroad The Interest Rates are: Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Costing System—2017 Calculations Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Percent AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster ACTION: Decision seeking comment. For Physical Damage: Homeowners with Credit Assistance, U.S. Small Business SUMMARY: The Board is seeking Available Elsewhere ...... 3.875 Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, comment on whether to make Homeowners without Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, Credit Available Else- adjustments to its 2017 annual cost of (202) 205–6734. capital determination, revenue where ............................. 1.938 Businesses with Credit SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is adequacy determination, and Uniform Available Elsewhere ...... 7.220 hereby given that as a result of the Railroad Costing System calculations, to Businesses without Credit Administrator’s disaster declaration, account for a one-time revaluation of daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Available Elsewhere ...... 3.610 applications for disaster loans may be rail carriers’ deferred tax liabilities due Non-Profit Organizations filed at the address listed above or other to the reduction of the federal corporate with Credit Available locally announced locations. The income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 following areas have been determined to Act enacted in December 2017. Non-Profit Organizations be adversely affected by the disaster: without Credit Available DATES: Comments are due by August 16, Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 Primary Counties: Blair. 2018. Reply comments are due by For Economic Injury: Contiguous Counties: September 5, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Aug 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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Background USTR invites written comments purchased by contacting the Office of Section 127(b)(1) of the Uruguay concerning the issues raised in this Public Assistance, Governmental Round Agreements Act (URAA) (19 dispute. All submissions must be in Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245– U.S.C. 3537(b)(1)) requires notice and English and sent electronically via 0238. Assistance for the hearing opportunity for comment after the www.regulations.gov. impaired is available through FIRS at United States submits or receives a To submit comments via (800) 877–8339. request for the establishment of a WTO www.regulations.gov, enter docket This action will not significantly dispute settlement panel. Pursuant to number USTR–2018–0021 on the home affect either the quality of the human this provision, USTR is providing notice page and click ‘‘search.’’ The site will environment or energy conservation. that Vietnam has requested a dispute provide a search-results page listing all By the Board, Board Members Begeman settlement panel pursuant to the WTO documents associated with this docket. and Miller. Understanding on Rules Procedures Find a reference to this notice by Decided: July 27, 2018. Governing the Settlement of Disputes selecting ‘‘notice’’ under ‘‘document Andrea Pope-Matheson, (DSU). The panel established by the type’’ on the left side of the search- Clearance Clerk. WTO will hold its meetings in Geneva, results page, and click on the link Switzerland. entitled ‘‘comment now!’’ For further [FR Doc. 2018–16624 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P II. Major Issues Raised by Vietnam information on using the www.regulations.gov website, please On January 8, 2018, Vietnam consult the resources provided on the requested consultations with the United website by clicking on ‘‘How to Use OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES States. You can find the consultation Regulations.gov’’ on the bottom of the TRADE REPRESENTATIVE request at www.wto.org in a document home page. [Docket Number USTR–2018–0021; Dispute designated as WT/DS536/1. The United The www.regulations.gov website Number WT/DS536] States and Vietnam held consultations allows users to provide comments by on March 1, 2018. On June 8, 2018, filling in a ‘‘type comment’’ field, or by WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding Vietnam requested the WTO to establish attaching a document using an ‘‘upload Regarding United States—Anti- a WTO dispute settlement panel file’’ field. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDecision seeking comment.
DatesComments are due by August 16, 2018. Reply comments are due by September 5, 2018.
ContactJonathon Binet, (202) 245-0368. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.
FR Citation83 FR 37880 
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